Improvement in combined wardrobes and bedsteads



R. M, AUSTIN.

improvement in Combined Wardrobe and Bedstead.

N0. 131,991, Patented 00t- 851872.

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tidly attached to the side board Afi inclines up- NITED STATES PATENTFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED WARDROBES AND BEDSTEADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 131,991, dated October8, 1872.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT M. AUSTIN, of Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Combined Wardrobe and Bedstead, of which the following isa specification:

Figure 1 is a detail vertical section of my improved wardrobeandbedstead. Fig. 2 is a detail cross-section of one of the side boardstaken through the line a: as, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

My inventionvhas for its object to improve the construction of mycombined wardrobe and bedstead patented June 4., 1872, and numbered127,546, so as to make it simpler in construction and more convenient inuse; and it consists in the construction and combination of variousparts of the apparatus, as hereinafter more fully described.

A represents the outer case of the appara tus, the upper part of thefront of which is closed by doors a and the lower part by the end boardB of the bedstead. Within the case A is secured an inner case, which isnot shown 7 in the drawing, and which is made smaller than the case A toform compartments between the bottoms and sides of the two cases.

The bottom compartment is designed to receive the spring-slats and theside compartments to receive the side rails O of the bedstead. With theouter ends of the side rails or boards 0 of the bedstead are connectedtwo bars or arms, D E. The upper arm D is rigward, enters a verticalT-slot in t e end board B, and has a cross head or pin attached to itsend to keep it in said slot and, at the same time, allow it to move upand down freely. The lower arm E is attached to the lower part of theend board B, projects upward, and is slotted to receive a pin attachedto the lower part of the outer end of the side board 6. Thisconstruction, holds the side boards 0 from rocking or turning whenextended, and, at

the same time, allows the said side boards to be turned up into avertical position. To the outer side of the inner end of each of theside boards 6 is pivoted a grooved pulley, F, which rolls up and down ina groove, P, formed for that purpose upon the inner surface of the sidesof the case A, the said groove being made dovetailed to keep the saidpulley in place while moving up and down. To the inner end of each sideboard 0 is attached the end of a rope or cord, G, which passes up and isattached to a drum, H, attached to a shaft, which is pivoted to theupper part of the case A. One of the drums H is made double, and to itsother part is attached a cord, 1, which is weighted, and passes over aguide pulley or pulleys, J, to bring it into such a position that it maybe conveniently reached and operated to raise the side boards 0. To

the inner ends of the side boards 0 are attached the ends of anotherpair of ropes, K

which pass over guide-pulleys L at the bottom and top of the case A tobring them into such a position as to be easily reached and operated todraw the side boards 0 downward, and thus extend the bedstead.

The rope G may be used without the drum H and cord I, if desired.

M represents the spring-slats, the ends of which are inserted inlongitudinal grooves N formed in the lower part of the inner sides ofthe side boards 0, and which are made continuous with grooves 0 formedin the inner sides of the lower part of the sides of the case A.

By this construction, when it is desired to close the bedstead thespring-slats M are pushed along the groove N into the groove 0; and whenthe bedstead is opened the said spring-slats are drawn out of thegrooves 0 into the grooves N.

The slats M are connected with each other by tapes or webbing, so thatwhen the first slat is drawn out into place the others may all be leftin their proper relative positions. The slats M may be drawn out and inwith cords, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The pulleys F, grooves P, and cords G K with theirguide-pulleys, in combination with the ends of the side boards 0 andwith the case A, substantially as herein shown and described, and forthe purpose set forth;

2. The grooves N in the inner sides of the side boards 0 of thebedstead, and the grooves boards 0 and with the end board B, substan- 0formed in the inner sides of the sides of the tially as herein shown anddescribed, and for case A, and made continuous with each. other, thepurposes set forth. a substantially as herein shown and described, ROBT.M. AUSTIN. and for the purpose set forth. Witnesses:

3. The cross-head bar I) and the slotted bar J As. K. HAYES,

E, in combination with the ends of the side WM. P. HIBBERD.

